Which colleges have the "gunners" in their pre-med classes?

mom2collegekids
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:27:10 +0000

*1) the “saboteurs”
2) the obnoxious argue about every point, answer every question, always thinking about the next step, “pests”
3) the “curve-busters” who are going beyond the norm every time while staying social, cooperative, and friendly but are still kicking your (hiney).

My kid would have never been described as type 1, may have some folks who thought she drifted over to type 2 at times, and most certainly was type 3 at her school. (She’s the kid in class who always did the extra work even if she already had a solid A. That tends to tick people off. )

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I would describe my son as #3. But, he never seems to upset people. He’s such a comedic clown that his classmates seem to give him a pass…he also tries to keep his grades a secret.

However, he was a #2 to his high school chemistry teacher soph year in high school. When the teacher finally talked to me about him, I told her that she needed to remember that she didn’t know all things chemistry and accept when she is wrong. (so, I guess I am a #2…LOL)